Every kind of religious group has its zealots. Some of us were those zealots. Teenage pharisees. And we bought into the thing whole-heartedly to our own spiritual detriment. We grew up without televisions, pop music, movies, dancing, cards, alcohol, voting and a thousand other little things. We sacrificed these things so as to please God and know Him and be able to share Him with others. We went to church five times a week. Sober-faced, King James Only, Victorian church. And all that really didn't work out very well. We became prodigal's elder brothers, many of us. Unhappy, closed, cold...
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Chapter Thirteen : What Quelled the Ranting
Part Three: Out But Not Down continues... Legalists Are People Too Pride, Envy and Enemies God and Governments Want Your Charity? The Ordinary, Everyday Nature of Legalism
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Chapter Twelve : In and Out
Part Three: Out But Not Down Redefining One's Understanding of "Defilement" Broadening You "Us" to Include More of "Them" Is Worship Style A Racial Thing?
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Chapter Nine : Human Systems (cont.)
Part Two: Normal's Whatever You're Used To continues... Henry's Pamphlet (ESV: Standard English Version/Modern Language) Jim's Story Sects, Lies and Videotape Systems Seem Threaten…
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Chapter Eleven : Stuff You'll Need
Part Three: Out But Not Down Outside Perspectives More Than One Kind of Person Boundaries Driving Your Own Car
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Chapter Ten : Finding Your Own Way
Part Three: Out But Not Down Conscience, Sin and the Flesh Higher Standards for Treating Others Making Life Decisions Coming to Terms With Grace Jesus as Law-Bringer? Going After G…
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Chapter Seven : The Word of God
Part Two : Starting to Wake Up Lost in Translations Black and White Thinking Ideas Not Pretending the Bible Says Things The Magic of the Bible
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Chapter Nine : Human Systems
Part Two: Starting to Wake Up continues Shelley's Story What Systems Are For Making Order Division Lofty Claims Henry's Pamphlet (read by Henry)
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Chapter Eight : The Rules
Part Two : Starting to Wake Up continues... Writing the Unwritten Rules Down Devil on Your Christian Shoulder Idols A Higher Standard Than Rule-Following? Kung Fu for Dealing With…
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Chapter Five : Why A Wrestling Match?
Part Two: Starting to Wake Up continues... Some Christian Kids Get Messed Up The Answers to Everything Fleeing Normal
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Chapter Six : Regime Vs. Relationship
Part Two : Starting To Wake Up continues... Relationship Steps Actually Approaching God Stuff That's Got To Go Addictions I Try to Approach God Harold Talks About Relationships Wha…
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Chapter Two : Joining Up
Part One: Normal's Whatever You're Used To continues... Our Way Is The Only Right Way Which Church Do You Go To? The New Originals Living For The Camera Earning Grace
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Chapter Three : Virtue
Part One: Normal's Whatever You're Used To continues... Blind to Good Virtue = Abstaining From Good? Final Thoughts on the Soil From Which I Sprang
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Chapter Four : What's Wrong?
Part Two: Starting To Wake Up A Missing Sense of Proportion Pharisees and Christianese "Sensible" Voices Modern Pharisees When's It Going To End? Taking the Wheel Christ Instead Of…
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Chapter One : My Roots
In which the Plymouth Brethren movement is introduced. Part One: Normal's Whatever You're Used To Foreword and Introduction Introduction to God Conversion Experiences Testimonies M…